Android nRF beacon for Eddystone app from Google Play Store doesn't display registered beacons

[andreasd]

Hi,

I'm trying out the "Android nRF beacon for Eddystone" app (installed from PlayStore) with the Eddystone Beacon Application example on a PCA10040.

First off, I have a "bit of a weird" smartphone setup (Samsung Galaxy S3, LineageOS 14.1, opengapps pico), so the problem might be because of this.

I could connect to the development board, unlock it and configure the slots without problems. (Some slots I already configured via nRF Connect). When it came to registering the beacon, a sign-in dialog, an authorization dialog for Nearby (on the device) and a project selection popped up.

I configured a project in the developer console, enabled proximity, nearby and URL shortener API (as per https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-nRF-Beacon-for-Eddystone). The github project mentions generating an API key / credentials, but as far as I understood, this only applies to building the app myself. Then I selected the project in the app.

However, although the registration seems to be successful (I registered a UID slot, because I was confused about the additional information I have to enter when registering an EID slot), no beacons ever appear on the "first tab" of the app (Beacons). It just shows the "two arrows" icon.

Do I have to build the app myself to see the beacons, or should it also work with the PlayStore provided app?

[Roshan Rajaratnam]

Hi andreasd So if you want to register your own beacons, you need to create project as mentioned in the docuemntation and also generate the relevant api keys required. You can also log in to google beacon dashboard to see if any of your registered beacons are available to confirm. The app should be built by yourself and also the relevant keys.

[andreasd]

Hi,

thanks for the reply. So I am able to view the beacon I registered with "Android nRF beacon for Eddystone" with Googles beacon tools (com.google.android.apps.location.beacon.beacontools). The beacon shows up under "beacons near me / registered", so the registration was successful.

Just to clarify: So it's not possible to view registered beacons with the app installed from Googles Play Store?

--Andreas

[Roshan Rajaratnam]

Hi Could you try clearing the cache of the app and see if this works? If I recall correctly it should do this.

[andreasd]

Hello. Unfortunately, clearing the cache didn't make the beacon appear in the list. I'll try buildung the app myself next, and also see if I can try out the app with a phone manufacturer-provided Android ROM.